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use of the Six Nation Indians. [Now Brantford. The proper name 

 of the Mohawks was Ganeagas (=The People at the head of men). 

 Mohawk strictly means " the people in tJiis direction " or " the hither- 

 people," i.e., with reference to Massachusetts. In like manner 

 ■" Seneca" meant "the people far off yonder," i.e., towards the Lakes. 

 The proper name of the Senecas was Tsonnontouans. 



Moira River rvms into the Bay of Quinte, near the south- west 

 angle of the township of Thurlow. [Earl of Mou-a is a second title 

 of the Marquis of Hastings. From Moira, in the County of Down, 

 Ireland.] 



Molla Shannon River runs into the Ottawa River in the to"wnship 

 of Hawkesbury. [The names of the MuUa, or Awbeg, a tributary of 

 the Blackwater, in Ireland, a,nd of the Shannon, may be combined.] 



Montagne, Portage de, is on the Ottawa river, above lake Chat. 



Montagu Townsliif, partly in the County of Grenville, and partly 

 in Leeds, lies to the northward of "Walford, and is washed by the 

 river Rideau. [The family name of the Earls of Sandwich.] 



Montreal Isle, in the east end of Lake Superior, is small, and 

 situated between the mouths of the river Montreal and Chai-ron, and 

 near to the shore. 



Montreal, River de, empties itself into the east end of Lake 

 Superior, a little to the northward of the copper mines, and south of 

 river Charron. [A water-route leading to Montreal. Canada proper 

 was referred to by the Otchipways, Baraga says, as Monia, i.e., Mon- 

 treal.] 



Moravian Village, on the river Thames, is in the fourth township 

 from its mouth : it is a regular built village, of one street, with in- 

 different wooden huts, and a small chapel ; inhabited by Indians, 

 converted to the Moravian faith, and their pastors ; near to this 

 village are springs of petroleum. [Founded by Count Zinzendorf, 

 the reviver of the society of United Brethren.] 



Morgan Point, now called Point Industry. [In Wainfleet, north 

 shore of Lake Erie.] 



Morpion Isle, a small island, in the river St. Lawrence, opposite to 

 pointe a la Traverse. 



Mor2nons, Isle aux, in the lake St. Francis, river St. Lawrence, 

 a small rocky island, lying nearly opposite to Poiiite Mouille, in the 

 township of Lancaster. [From insects so-called in French.] 



Mouilll Pointe, on Lake St. Francis, west of Pointe au Bodet, in 

 the township of Lancaster. [Swampy, sunk in the water.] 



